ostracism

[ os-truh-siz-uh m ]

/ ˈɒs trəˌsɪz əm /

exclusion, by general consent, from social acceptance, privileges, friendship, etc.

(in ancient Greece) temporary banishment of a citizen, decided upon by popular vote.

Origin of ostracism

1570–80; < New Latin ostracismus < Greek ostrakismós banishment, equivalent to ostrak(ízein) to ostracize + -ismos -ism

But what the boy geeks miss, she argues, is that they are not the only ones who have to deal with harassment or ostracism.

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Martyrdom, in this context, being defined as “mockery, slander, ostracism.”

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Shame and ostracism are not guaranteed to be effective; like the recalcitrant husband, Israel may indeed dig in.

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What would be the point besides at a minimum misery, isolation, ostracism, and constant behind-the-back derision?

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This is ostracism, and ostracism, so to speak, is a physiological organ of democracy.

The Cult of Incompetence |Emile Faguet
Your club, Sir Philip, will do me honour by such an ostracism.

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In 1903, after nine years of ostracism, M. Albert Carr revived this forgotten work.

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He knew that this meant banishment, ostracism, and persecution by the Government.

The Tragedy of St. Helena |Walter Runciman
This institution of the ostracism has immortalized one obscure and rather illiterate member of the democracy of Athens.

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